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While Hua Yong is teasing Shen Wen Lang about his mystery omega he keeps an eye on Gao Tu to see how much is he hurting in order to not cross the line. When he sees that Gao Tu has winced hearing the sharp words of Shen Wen Lang he smiles, puts the entire matter at rest and writes his apology letter to Sheng Shao You. Giving that letter to Shen Wen Lang he says "you will have an unexpected guest soon. Be prepared." Ignoring his words, Shen Wen Lang moves on. Though Gao Tu takes note in case somebody uncalled for arrives at the office.
It has been three weeks to that night and Gao Tu is still feeling normal so Hua Yong calls his secretary and asks him to visit him in the hospital. He tells Secretary Cheng "keep an eye on Gao Tu. If he makes any hospital visits, inform me. Also, he might end up resigning in a month or two so keep me updated." Secretary Cheng does confirm "sir, you wouldn't tell him that you know?" Hua Yong smiles "now is not the right time Secretary Cheng."
He nods, bows and takes his leave.
It takes Hua Yong a week more to get out of the hospital, after which the first thing he does is visit Sheng Shao You at his office. When he reaches there he sees all his flower bouquets and letter envelopes being taken outside to the trash bin. This disheartens Secretary Cheng more than it affects Hua Yong. Ignoring the hurt, Hua Yong strides towards Sheng Shao You's office but is stopped by Secretary Chen PinMing.
He informs "I don't know what happened on the day of Earthquake but he is very angry with you. He keeps telling me to trash everything that you send. He has packed all your belongings at his place so that you can take them back now that you are out of the hospital." Hua Yong nods, then asks "can you please inform him that I am here to meet him? Whatever his answer will be, I will agree."
Unwillingly, Secretary Chen goes to inform his boss. He says "boss, Mr. Hua is here to meet you." Seng Shou You immediately replies "I don't want to see him. Throw him out like I threw his gifts." Secretary Chen stumbles, then says "but he is here with Secretary Cheng of X Holdings." This gets Sheng Shao You's attention and he asks them to be let in.
When they enter the office, Sheng Shao You looks at them and scoffs "so Secretary Chen was right. You are actually here with Secretary Cheng." Hua Yong looks confused for exactly 1 second, then looks at his right hand man and says "yes, I am here with my secretary." Sheng Shao You takes a step back as he recollects himself after hearing that statement.
All the memories from past few months rolls in front of his eyes. How the head of X Holding was not found anywhere because he was living in his own home. How he has called the head ugly so many times, on his face. How Hua Yong had the medicine for his father all this time, yet played with his heart. How he had cried when he learned that Hua Yong had sold himself to Shen Wen Lang for his father, it was all a play. How he was attacked with superior pheromones at the meeting with X Holdings, that seemed to affect nobody else. How he was r...raped by those same pheromones that unfateful night.
Hua Yong gives him time to get through his emotions, which he can read through his scent, so he sends Secretary Cheng and Secretary Chen outside.
Sheng Shao You stammers "th...that night..." Hua Yong nods "yes, it was me that night." Sheng Shao You asks "who are you? What do you want from me?" Hua Yong smiles "I am Hua Yong, the youngest and 12th illegitimate child of my father, the previous chairman of X Holdings. I am the current one. And I am an Enigma. I want nothing from you Mr. Sheng. Believe it or not, I love you. I have loved you for past 15 years and I will love you for the rest of my life."
Sheng Shao You shook his head as he thundered "so everything was a lie. Was anything ever real? I was just a part in this game that you are playing. My choice doesn't mean anything, right? Please get out of my eye sight. Never show me your face and I will be happy."
Hua Yong winced hearing all of that. He confirmed "Mr. Sheng, are you really so angry that you would never forgive me? What do I have to do to earn your forgiveness? Please. Please don't do this to me." Sheng Shao You sighed "if my words mean any bit to you, please leave and never come back."
Hua Yong shuddered, nodded and took his leave. Though he kept an eye on how his man was doing by following him everywhere, every moment of the day. Secretary Cheng had informed Sheng Shao You that they were being followed but he didn't say anything, just sighed and went back to his work.
Hua Yong was resting in his car in the basement of SHENGFENG Biotech Pharmaceuticals when he felt something. He opened his eyes to see two men kidnapping someone. He was going to ignore that when he realised that only his alpha was left in the office.
He warned his driver to not miss the sight of that vehicle. Simultaneously he called Shen Wen lang and said "I am sending you my live location, come there. Just you and Secretary Cheng Yu." Before Shen Wen Lang could ask anything, the phone was cut.
He reached an abandoned warehouse just to see his alpha fighting till his last breathe as he sat unconscious, tied up in that chair. He released pheromones so powerful that every single person present surrendered, struggling to breathe. He called all of them out and was able to lure even the hidden ones. His pheromones protected his alpha while suffocating every body else.
He asked them on whose order were they harming his alpha. Since they were under his control, they answered it was the second step brother of Mr. Sheng. He knew what he would do next but by then Shen Wen Lang had arrived.
He handed over all the threats to him, asked him to keep releasing dominant pheromones and to hand them over to the police saying they tried harming the Chairman of X Holding. Shen Wen Lang nodded and left with the rats.
Hua Yong then assessed the health of his alpha whom he found losing himself quite fast. He looked around to judge what may have transpired only to see that Sheng Shao You has been injected with Gland paralising drug. Taking a deep breathe he apologised "Mr. Sheng, I know you love your status of being a S-Class Alpha. If I let this drug effect your body, you will hate yourself and I will hate myself because I am the cure to this. So forgive me but I will have to mark you to ensure that the drug doesn't effect you."
And then he bit him, lightly, over the scent gland. It was a temporary mark to protect the gland of Sheng Shao You from any internal or external harm as now his body would ask Hua Yong's permission before letting anything happen.
Hua Yong then asks Secretary Cheng Yu to take Sheng Shao You to the hospital.
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Two days later Shen Wen Lang reported that the Police has arrested Sheng Shaoqing on the admission of thugs for attempted murder. Secretary Cheng had handed over the care of Sheng Shao You to Secretary Chen, who had reported that he has woken up. His doctor had said that if an Enigma hadn't temporarily marked him, he would have lost his gland. He is still in the hospital though, being kept under observation to ensure that nothing happens to him.
Secretary Cheng reported the same day that Gao Tu has visited hospital for check up. Hua Yong smiled and asked his secretary to bring him back home.
As Secretary Gao was leaving the hospital, he saw Secretary Cheng. He greeted him politely and was going to go his own way when Secretary Cheng said "Secretary Gao, the Chairman of X Holding would like to meet you." Gao Tu looked at him shocked at which Secretary Cheng smiled. Gao Tu confirmed and then was led to a black car.
Gao Tu followed Secretary Cheng to Hotel X, the place where everything went down. The place he never wanted to visit. But of course, the Chairman of X Holding would live in his own hotel, that's why he is brought here.
They enter a room on the highest floor and he only sees Secretary Hua lounging with 5 bodyguards standing behind him. It takes him a minute to connect the dots and then he sees him in a new light. Hua Yong smiles and flickers his fingers. Gao Tu can feel everybody leaving the room as his eyes are stuck on the seeming docile man sitting in front of him.
Hua Yong smiles and asks him to sit, which he does with as much reverence as he can. Hua Yong then asks "so did the doctor confirm?" Gao Tu looks confused "confirmed what?" Hua Yong smiles "your pregnancy. If my calculation is right, you must be 7 weeks pregnant now. Early symptoms should have shown by now."
Gao Tu instinctively places his right hand on his belly, then asks "you know?" Hua Yong nods "I have known since the night you conceived the baby. After all it happened in my hotel, reason why you couldn't find any clips even when you tried. By the way, look at the TV." Gao Tu turned his head just to see himself going in a room, followed by Shen Wen Lang and then leaving the room looking like he had been eaten alive.
He turns to Hua Yong to explain but Hua Yong shushed him. He asked "what's your plan now?" Gao Tu looks uncomfortable but shares "I can't hide my pregnancy or control my pheromones now. And I don't want to drop the baby. The doctor said that I won't show for one more month so I will drop in my resignation then. I can bask in his pheromones till then as they said that it would be good for the pregnancy. After that, I will have to look for another job as my sister is still not well enough."
Hua Yong listens patiently then offers "after submitting your resignation, come here, I will help you. And I have some things to share with you. I am not an omega. Your alpha doesn't love me. We have been friends since childhood that's why we look close. We are business partners actually." Gao Tu is still stuck on the first sentence when he asks "you are not an omega?" Hua Yong smiles "I know it had been bugging you since the first day. But, well, I am no omega. And Secretary Cheng Yu is actually my Secretary. Since the world doesn't know who I am, he leads the company on my behalf, at least on the face."
Gao Tu nods. Then he asks "why offer me protection?" Hua Yong replies "I am not just offering you protection, I am also protecting the baby of my best friend. When you come out, if you come out, is all on you. I won't tell him that you are under my protection. You will be taken back to my home in Country P and you will have access to his pheromones at all times for safe delivery. Your sister will be taken acre of. One more thing, your father...I don't take kindly to people who hurt people in my inner circle. If you are not very fond of him, I would like to tackle him by myself."
Gao Tu takes a few minutes to digest whatever had just transpired. Then he bows in gratitude "I will be grateful for your protection then Mr. Hua. You can do anything to my father, I don't care. And thank you for not telling Mr. Shen about me and the baby. He will be so angry with me and would ask me to drop the baby which I can't bring myself to do. Please tell me how can I ever repay you for this?" Hua Yong smiled "right now I have no idea. Whenever I will have any task for you, I will redeem this favour."
Gao Tu nodded and they sealed on this deal.
Hua Yong was also informed who the judge of the case of Sheng Shao Qing was. So, Hua Yong sent him a strongly worded letter that the man and all his miniatures should be given death penalty for wanting to hurt the Chairman of X Holding. And that is what had taken place.
Sheng Shao You was very angry with the decision externally but internally he was dancing that at least one pest was out of the picture. Especially knowing that Hua Yong had taken all the blame on himself, not even telling anyone that it was actually Sheng Shao You who was attacked. He took it as his own token of love and apology as healed under the observations of the doctors.
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Three weeks later Secretary Cheng informed Hua Yong that Sheng Shao You was out of danger and was working from his home office for the time being. Also that Gao Tu has resigned and will be arriving in a few hours.
When Gao Tu actually arrived with a small suitcase, Hua Yong welcomed him with warmth. He got him settles in a very specific room and said "you rest here for now. We will fly off to Country P tomorrow. You will have everything there so you don't have to worry about anything."
Gao Tu thanked him once again as he went to sleep.
That night Hua Yong receives messages from two people. Shen Wen Lang saying "Hua Yong, Gao Tu has vanished. Do you have any idea where he is? Can you help me find him?" To which Hua Yong replied "we met a few days ago. He told me he was going to resign. I don't know anything else. Can try finding him but no promises."
The other message was from Sheng Shao You. Hua Yong was elated to learn that he was not blocked anymore. The message said "thank you for saving my life, and my dignity. The doctor told me what had happened. I will owe you for this, redeem it however you want, except wanting me. I also wanted to thank you for taking the blame of my brother's stupidity. I dare not accuse you of getting him killed but I know it was you who pushed the judge for this decision. And this does not mean that you are forgiven."
Hua Yong replied "can I text you now? I am just glad to know that you have unblocked me. Thank you for this reprieve. I am flying back home tomorrow, please take care of yourself. If you ever need anything, do know that I am just a call away. PS: This does not mean I am giving up on pursuing you. I just need to go back for business purpose."
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BONUS:
Half an hour after the text exchange Secretary Cheng comes to Hua Yong asking "boss, Mr. Sheng is asking who should he be begging now for his father's continued medicine. What should I reply?" Hua Yong waves him off as he picks up his own phone to answer Sheng Shao You "Mr. Sheng, you don't have to beg anyone for anything, anymore. The dosage will be provided to your father on time. It was made for him after all. Please don't worry about this."
On the other hand, Sheng Shao You frowned 'made for my father? What does he mean?'